Womens Highland Dress - then and now
In the past there were lots of varieties of dress worn by women, depending on factors such as their class, whether they were living in a city or in the country - one of the most frequently worn was called Arisaid which consisting of cloth gathered and belted around the waist then draped over the shoulder and pinned with a brooch or worn over the head like a scarf.
Today, women have a wide variety of tartans to choose from,